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Shohei Ohtani was announced on Monday as the winner of the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year award.

Ohtani wound up easily topping Miguel Andujar, who had a fantastic rookie campaign in his own right. He just couldn't match up with Ohtani's historic dual-threat season, even though it was a bit abbreviated. Ohtani posted a 3.31 ERA and 63/22 K/BB ratio over 51 2/3 innings across 10 starts for the Angels while also batting .285/.361/.564 with 22 home runs and 61 RBI. Nov 12 - 6:59 PM

Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Monday that Shohei Ohtani is progressing on schedule and has almost full extension in his elbow.

Eppler added that it will be January before the team will have a clearer picture of Ohtani's timetable. Ohtani will not pitch next season, but the hope is that he'll be available for full-time designated hitter duties on Opening Day. He is just over a month removed from Tommy John surgery. Nov 5 - 5:50 PM

The operation was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who said that he was encouraged by what he saw during the surgery. Ohtani will not pitch again until 2020, but the hope is that he will be able to serve as a full-time designated hitter for the Angels in 2019. Oct 1 - 4:38 PM

Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a steal against the A's on Friday.

Ohtani's steal was his 10th. He and Ronald Acuna will be just the 10th and 11th rookies since 1900 to end up with a .900 OPS, 20 homers and 10 steals. Cody Bellinger did it last year, and Ohtani's teammate, Mike Trout, did in 2012. Sep 29 - 1:46 AM

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Angels' manager Mike Scioscia admitted that he's not optimistic about the chances of David Fletcher (hamstring) returning this season.

Fletcher suffered a left hamstring strain during Sunday's game against the Mariners. He'll be evaluated on Monday to determine the severity of the injury, but given that there are only two weeks left in the season, his chances of returning appear to be slim. Kaleb Cowart should see additional time at second base while he's out.

Shohei Ohtani was announced on Monday as the winner of the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year award.

Ohtani wound up easily topping Miguel Andujar, who had a fantastic rookie campaign in his own right. He just couldn't match up with Ohtani's historic dual-threat season, even though it was a bit abbreviated. Ohtani posted a 3.31 ERA and 63/22 K/BB ratio over 51 2/3 innings across 10 starts for the Angels while also batting .285/.361/.564 with 22 home runs and 61 RBI.

Ty Buttrey has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to a recurrence of right knee bursitis.

Buttrey briefly held a share of the Angels' closer role this month, but he got lit up in his last two appearances and now his 2018 has come to a premature conclusion. The 25-year-old right-hander should have a prominent spot in the Angels' bullpen leading into the 2019 season. Hansel Robles and Jim Johnson have earned the last two saves for Anaheim, with Blake Parker working more as a setup man recently.

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